Two males who killed a 60-year-old man in an expressway capturing practically 4 years in the past whereas they had been each on pretrial launch for felony gun instances have pleaded responsible. Joshua Concepcion, 22, and Alexis Perez, 20, had been sentenced to fifteen years and 12 years, respectively, in accordance with courtroom information.
Round 4:19 a.m. on November 18, 2021, Federico Bautista was driving to work in McKinley Park when Perez, driving a stolen Jeep in the other way on Damen Avenue, noticed him and popped a U-turn, prosecutors mentioned.
Perez allegedly adopted Bautista onto the Stevenson Expressway and pulled up alongside Bautista’s automobile because the automobiles traveled inbound close to Loomis Boulevard. In accordance with prosecutors, Concepcion fired 14 rounds from the again passenger seat of Perez’s stolen Jeep, hanging Bautista within the shoulder and twice within the stomach.
Bautista’s automobile got here to a cease on the shoulder and remained there for 90 minutes till a passerby observed it had been struck by gunfire and known as police.
Shortly after the capturing, Concepcion met up with two different folks and confirmed them a handgun, bragging that he had simply shot somebody on the expressway, in accordance with prosecutors.
In Fb messages, Concepcion allegedly requested Perez if he “dealt with” eliminating the Jeep, and Perez replied that it was in his storage. Concepcion responded that he would “f*** up” Perez if Concepcion bought charged with the homicide just because Perez needed to carry onto a stolen automobile.
Investigators finally discovered the Jeep and situated Concepcion’s DNA on the inside door handles and rear passenger aspect, prosecutors mentioned. Police additionally discovered gunshot residue on the rear passenger aspect of the Jeep, and cellphone location information allegedly put Concepcion close to the capturing scene.
Because the police investigation was underway, somebody shot Perez and police started talking with him about Bautista’s homicide, prosecutors mentioned. He exercised his proper to stay silent.
Each males have now pleaded responsible to conspiracy to commit homicide in trade for his or her sentences from Choose Timothy Joyce. With good conduct, they are going to be launched after serving half of their jail phrases.
